Sunday, January 20, 2019

Reports: Syria Claims To Have Repelled An Israeli Air Attack. Israel Says It Downed A Syrian Missile Over The Golan Heights


Al Jazeera: Syrian air defence repels Israeli attack in south: State media

Air defence systems thwart Israeli air raid, state media reports, hours after blast rocks capital, Damascus.

Syrian military air defences thwarted an Israeli attack on Sunday, shooting down several missiles in the south of the country, state media said.

"Our air defence systems thwarted ... an Israeli air aggression ... and prevented it from achieving any of its goals," a military source told state news agency SANA. It gave no further details.

An Israeli military spokesperson declined to comment on the report.

Shortly after the incident, Israel's military said its Iron Dome missile defence system shot down a rocket that had been fired at the northern part of the occupied Golan Heights on the Syria frontier on Sunday.

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WNU Editor: At the same time of this attack a huge explosion occurred in Damascus near an intelligence building .... Syria: 'Huge explosion' rocks Damascus (DW). More here .... 'Huge explosion' in Syria capital causes fatalities: monitor (AFP).

More News On Today's Israel - Syria Military Exchange

Syria says repels Israeli air attack, Israel says downs Golan rocket -- Reuters
Syria says it repelled Israeli air raid near Damascus -- AP
Syria says air defence responds to Israeli raids -- AFP
Syria accuses Israel of rare daylight strike, as IDF downs missile over Golan -- Times Of Israel
Iron Dome intercepts projectile over Hermon region -- Arutz Sheva
Russia Says Israel Behind Thwarted Attacking Targeting Airport in Syria's Damascus -- Haaretz
Russian Military Confirms Syria Repulsed Israeli Missile Attack -- Sputnik
Syrian air defense ‘thwarts’ Israeli ‘aggression’ – state media -- RT

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